Top Democrats on two committees are raising concerns about conflicts of interest between a government organization led by Elon Musk and two agencies. The post Members of Congress raise conflict-of-interest concerns regarding Musk’s role in DOGE appeared first on SpaceNews.

Urban Sky, a company that has developed portable stratospheric balloons to perform imaging and other applications, has raised $30 million. The post Urban Sky raises $30 million for stratospheric balloons appeared first on SpaceNews.

Vast Space has started testing a qualification model of its first commercial space station but has pushed back the launch of that station into 2026. The post Vast begins Haven-1 testing and reschedules its launch appeared first on SpaceNews.

As President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio settle into their roles, the administration’s priorities for the coming years are coming into focus. Trump has laid out an […] The post Why more US-African space cooperation is the answer  appeared first on SpaceNews.

In this week’s episode of Space Minds meet the NASA visionary who‘s bridging this issue. Johnson’s Space Center’s Douglas Terrier explains Artemis, the agency’s evolving role and where the state still fits. The post How does government still fit into space? appeared first on SpaceNews.

Space startups have long been urged not to try to complete directly with the industry’s behemoth, SpaceX, but also shouldn’t emulate it, investors say. The post Don’t compete with or emulate SpaceX, investors urge appeared first on SpaceNews.

Plano, TX – February 5, 2025 – Apogee Semiconductor, a leader in radiation-hardened semiconductor solutions for commercial space applications, is proud to announce the appointment of Rachel Lovejoy and Dr. […] The post Apogee Semiconductor Strengthens Board of Directors with Aerospace and Semiconductor Industry Leaders Rachel Lovejoy and Dr. Marco Villa appeared first on SpaceNews.

KSAT is expanding its role in satellite operations for government and commercial customers. The post KSAT expands role in satellite operations appeared first on SpaceNews.

William Blauser will serve as acting director of SDA. He is currently deputy director of the Air Force’s Rapid Capabilities Office The post Air Force acquisition veteran takes helm of Space Development Agency  appeared first on SpaceNews.

On Jan. 27, Wall Street was shaken by a trillion-dollar market drop after the Chinese AI company DeepSeek surpassed ChatGPT in popularity, becoming the number one downloaded app on Apple’s […] The post What DeepSeek just pulled off — and why space tech should worry appeared first on SpaceNews.